POLICIES

 Library Cards

In order to apply for a Henika District Library card an adult must present a valid State of Michigan driver's license or ID with the current local address on it.  If either of those cannot be used we will accept two other forms of ID that have the current local address, such as printed checks, a health insurance card, a copy of a lease agreement or a paid utility bill stub, in any combination.  Children under the age of eighteen must have a parent accompanying them who will act as co-signer on the borrowing agreement.  Parents must produce identification as mentioned above.

Replacement library cards will be created for a $2.00 fee if your card has been lost, stolen or damaged such that the bar code can no longer be scanned.

For residents who live outside the legal area of the Henika District Library we will issue you a library card for your home library if you live in Dorr, Hopkins, Leighton Township or Middleville.  All others will receive a temporary card to use until your home library issues a permanent card and mails it to you.

Martin residents will be issued a no-fee non-resident card.  (The J.C. Wheeler Library does not participate in the automated shared circulation system of the Lakeland Library Cooperative.)  Their borrowing will be limited to the collection in the Henika District Library.  To have full interlibrary loan privileges throughout the Lakeland Cooperative an annual fee of $80.00 will be assessed.

Residents of Orangeville or other municipalities outside the boundaries of the Lakeland Library Cooperative will be charged an annual $30.00 non-resident fee for a Henika District Library card.  (Please note that Orangeville residents have free library services from Delton.  All Michigan municipalities do receive free library service somewhere.)

Loan Periods

The Henika District Library lends its materials for two distinct lengths of time:

v     Magazines and videos (VHS or DVD) 7 days

v     All other materials 21 days

When you check out materials you will be given a receipt listing each item and its due date.

You may sign up for email notification which will send you email three days prior to the due date of your materials as a courtesy reminder.  This service will also let you know when items on hold are available for pick-up, and when items are overdue.

Overdue Fines

Overdue fines accumulate at a rate of 15 cents per day for all items except videos which accumulate at $1.00 per day.  Maximum book fines are $4.95 per book.

After Hours Item Return

There is a slot at the south side entrance of the library for return of items when the library is closed.  Because of their fragility, items that may not be placed through this drop include audio books, DVDs, computer software and music CDs.  Any of these items that are deposited in this return will be assessed a fee of $2.00 each plus charges for any damage done to any item.

Suspension of Borrowing Privileges

A patrons borrowing privileges are suspended when he has two or more items overdue from the library, or when fines on overdue materials exceed $1.99.

Cell Phones, Pagers and Two-way Radios

Cell phones, pagers and two-way radios are to be turned off before a patron enters the building.

Computer Use

The Henika District Library has three patron Internet access workstations and one word processing workstation.  In order to use any of these computers we ask that you read over our acceptable use policy and sign a user agreement.  This is a one-time formality after which you need only present your library card at the circulation desk to determine that there are no delinquencies on your account in order to use a computer.

The Henika District Library does use a filtering system on its network to protect against sexually undesirable content.  Filtering, however, is an imperfect tool, and patrons are forewarned that this is no guarantee against offensive material appearing. If you are interested in wireless policy click here.